I'm a little confused by some of the statements said in here.

First..which DROID are you talking about? The Motorola Droid? The HTC Droid Incredible? HTC Droid Eris? Motorola Droid 2? Motorola Droid X? The term "Droid" is a Verizon brand slapped onto certain models from, so far, HTC or Motorola.

I myself have a Motorola Droid and the keyboard is awful, despite the earlier person's comment. However, the battery life is VERY good for a smartphone--about 250 hours standby, 6 hours of continuous talktime. I get MUCH better in both respects because I use the built-in Power Widget in Android's Google experience desktop. The complaint about the "Drrrroid" notification sound is silly--it's a default alert tone--and no more annoying than a myriad of any default tones in any number of phones. Just select another--just like you select another ringtone.

What you'll get is, generally, a closed environment sitting on an open operating system (very hackable.. intentionally) but it'll be very smooth and comfortable. An EXCELLENT phone experience with lots of applications and usefulness as a tool. The N900 is a much better all-around computer but the Droids are all FAR better phones.

That's my impression so far, anyway.